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Old 01-08-2008 | 10:14 AM
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Default RE: Lets do some Hoof Print Analysis...

Impossible to tell for sure of course. First of all, the track has had a lot of weathering so it is pretty distorted. I would say probably a buck based on the shape and aparent width (taking into acount the splaying) Now to really confuse everybody:


Refer to the below photo. What kind of deer do you think it was with a front foot measuring a bit under 2" wide? Big bucks in my local often have front feet over 2 1/4" wide.

This deer has 161 2/8" of antler on his head and was probably 4.5 years old. I couldnt believe it when I walked up to him and looked at his feet. Also, my brother harvested with a ML a couple weeks ago one of the biggest footed bucks I have seen. Its front tracks were right around 2 5/8" wide. It had a 119" of antler on its head, although it was a 3.5 year old I believe. To me anymore, big tracks mean big bucks, but I to not extent it to inches of antler!

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